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WHEN
ARE FOODS MISBRANDED
An
article of food shall be deemed to be misbranded-
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if
it is an imitation of, or is a substitute for, or resembles
in a manner likely to deceive, another article of food,
and is not conspicuously labelled so as to indicate its true
character,
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if
it is falsely stated to be the product of any place
or country,
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if
it is sold by a name which belongs to another article
of food,
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if
it is so coloured, flavoured, coated, powdered or polished
as to conceal any damage to the article or to
appear of greater value than it really is,
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if
false claims are made for it upon the label or otherwise,
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if,
when sold in sealed or prepared packages by its manufacturer,
the contents of each package are not conspicuously
and correctly stated on the outside thereof;
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if
the package containing it is deceptive with respect to its
contents, in any manner, such as label, statement, design
or device which is misleading,
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if
the package containing it, or the label thereon, bears the
name of a fictitious individual or company as the manufacturer
or producer of the article,
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if
it purports to be, or is represented as being for special
dietary uses, unless its label bears the prescribed information
concerning its dietary properties,
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if
it contains any artificial flavouring, colouring or chemical
preservatives without declaring the same on the label,
or in violation of the requirements of this Act and the Rules
made thereunder, and
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if
it is not labelled in accordance with the requirements
of this Act and the Rules made thereunder.
Preservative:
means a substance which when added to food, is capable of inhibiting,
retarding or arresting the process of fermentation, acidification
or other decomposition of food.
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